所以說...巴西小將就是在第一場比賽裡輕鬆地給北國美洲鄰居加拿大上了一課...
雖然加拿大也有相當不錯的幾位球員，也在比賽裡帶給巴西後防一些麻煩，
但整體上巴西人在熱開身體後，就控制了場上的情況，加拿大只能拼命防守。
要不是前鋒 Daniel Carvalho 還踢失了點球，比數差距會更大。
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Brazil ease past Canada in opener
(FIFA.com) 28 Nov 2003
Brazil confirmed their billing as one of the pre-tournament favourites
after running out comfortable 2-0 winners against a stubborn, well-drilled
Canadian team in Group C’s opening match of the FIFA World Youth Championship
UAE 2003 at the Rashid stadium, Dubai. Second-half strikes from Daniel
Carvalho, after his twice-taken penalty had been saved, and Nilmar finally
brought a smile to the face of coach Paqueta and hundreds of yellow-clad
supporters following a disappointing opening half.
Canada opened brightly with Sita-Taty Matondo, looking like a slim DaMarcus
Beasley, using his electric pace to good effect down the right flank. Brazil,
playing three up front but without injured striker Dagoberto, were, typically,
taking time to find their rhythm. However they almost went ahead inside the
first ten minutes when Sao Paulo midfielder Kleber’s skimming shot was
finger-tipped round the post by a diving Alim Karim.
The game was being played at a fast and furious pace in the early stages
which suited Dale Mitchell’s Canucks. Iain Hume, sporting a red Mohican,
jinked round a couple of defenders before his dangerous cross was cleared.
Then, just before the half-hour mark, all-action midfielder Josh Simpson
shrugged off two challenges and whizzed in a 25-yarder that cleared the
bar by inches.
The young Selecao were slowly beginning to dominate and when the second
half commenced they had a golden opportunity to make it count. Referee
Eduardo Iturralde, who had seconds previously booked Kleber for diving
in the box, pointed to the spot when number 10 Nilmar was brought down
after exquisitely nutmegging his defender.
Waving Leafs
Daniel Carvalho stepped up to slot it home low to the keepers left, but as
he turned to celebrate the Spanish official, spotting an infringement, called
him back to take it again. This time Karim blocked the nervous shot to
trigger the waving of a sea of Maple Leaf flags.
ensing Paqueta’s team were about to turn it on, the Brazilian contingent
together with adopted locals, turned the loudspeakers up a few decibels and
the South Americans suddenly found their pitch. After a fine knock down by
Nilmar, Daniel Carvalho made up for the penalty miss by cutting his volley
high into the top corner (1-0, 56).
“They (Canada) were marking us tightly so at half-time I told my players
to move around more and create spaces,” said Brazil coach Paqueta after
the match.
Canada, who had been guilty of giving the ball away, now had a great chance
to equalise. After racing onto a delicious through ball, the dangerous Hume
beat one defender, but, one-on-one with goalkeeper Henrique Fernando, saw
his left-foot shot pushed around the post (73).
“I cannot fault him. It was a good first touch and he hit the target. Their
keeper pulled out a fine stop,” lamented Canadian coach Mitchell.
Patience
As the match entered its latter stages, the long legs of Flamengo’s
Andrezinho were beginning to become more prominent. First, he scratched
the paintwork with a curling 20-yard effort, then hit the side netting
after a great through ball from Daniel. Left again in oceans of space down
the left, his cross-shot was palmed by Karim to Nilmar, who coolly clipped
it over the sprawled keeper and high into the net (2-0, 84).
“The first game of a championship is always difficult especially when you
come up against Brazil,” said Mitchell later. “We played it defensively,
just as we intended, but with their quality and patience they got on top
of us.”
“This is the third game we’ve played together,” added Paqueta with a
frown, “so we needed time. But we gradually got better. We have an advantage
in that we possess experience but I’m almost preparing the team during the
competitions.”
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